ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A231 spring steel and AISI 410Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 540 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1000 | |
| 180 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 | |
| 50 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1080 | |
| 340 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1790 | |
| 550 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 310 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 730 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 97 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 70 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 | |
| 20 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 20 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 84.5 to 89 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |